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Massachusetts state senators to consider new sportsbetting legislation

April 26, 2022

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Licensing, Taxes, Massachusetts

Legislators in the eastern American state of Massachusetts are set to take another run at legalizing sportsbetting after failing to agree on a measure last summer due to a disagreement over the capacity to wage...

Nevada casinos to abandon coronavirus-related restrictions from Tuesday

Adam Morgan

May 27, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Casino openings, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Massachusetts, Nevada

All of the over 460 casinos in the western American state of Nevada are reportedly set to be permitted to fully re-open with no coronavirus-related restrictions from the early hours of Tuesday. According to ...

Coronavirus precautions continuing to hurt Massachusetts gaming revenues

Adam Morgan

February 17, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Taxation, Massachusetts

The trio of large gambling-friendly facilities in the eastern American state of Massachusetts reportedly had a disheartening January as their aggregated gross gaming revenues fell by about 28.2% year-on-year to...

Massachusetts sets out post-pandemic casino re-opening requirements

Adam Morgan

June 24, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino openings, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Massachusetts

In Massachusetts and regulators have reportedly released a number of re-opening requirements for the eastern state’s trio of casinos that are to see the venues prohibited from offering popular table games such ...

Massachusetts casinos record disappointing November revenue figures

Adam Morgan

December 17, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Taxation, Massachusetts

The trio of large gambling-friendly facilities in the eastern state of Massachusetts reportedly had a dire November despite chalking up aggregated gross gaming revenues of slightly over $78.22 million. Accor...

Brockton casino bid suffers another Massachusetts setback

Adam Morgan

September 13, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, Licenses, Massachusetts

In Massachusetts and the plan that would see the city of Brockton host a $677 million resort casino has reportedly once again been snubbed by the state’s gambling regulator despite the likelihood that the nearb...

Wareham Park proposal launched in southern Massachusetts

Adam Morgan

August 21, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Horse Racing, Casino News, Economy/Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Massachusetts

In Massachusetts and a consortium of property developers has reportedly launched an ambitious plan that could see a $300 million horseracing and entertainments venue built on a 275-acre parcel of land near the ...

Encore Boston Harbor easily leads Commonwealth; $49 million first-month haul more than double Springfield GGR

K Morrison

August 16, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Massachusetts

With first-week figures coming out last month and the gambling landscape on the East Coast becoming increasingly competitive, it's not surprising that Encore Boston Harbor, Wynn Resorts Ltd's glistening, new fi...

Encore Boston Harbor performance highlights MGM Springfield fragility

Adam Morgan

July 15, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Economy/Finance, Massachusetts

In Massachusetts and the recently-opened Encore Boston Harbor reportedly chalked up gross gaming revenues of slightly over $16.7 million during its first week in business to contribute almost $4.2 million to th...

Slot play voucher counterfeiter targeted Rhode Island’s Tiverton Casino Hotel

Adam Morgan

May 27, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino Cheating, Conspiracy, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Rhode Island

In Rhode Island, a man has reportedly been arrested and charged for allegedly running an illicit scheme that resulted in counterfeit slot play vouchers being used inside the small state’s Tiverton Casino Hotel....

MGM Springfield casino earnings fall $4.7m in October

K Morrison

November 20, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino project updates, Taxation, Financial Press Releases, Massachusetts

After what President and Chief Operating Officer for MGM Springfield, Mike Mathis called a "solid visitor volume" for the new casino's first full month of operations, a recent report reveals that players at bot...

MGM Springfield opening proves popular in August

Adam Morgan

September 18, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Economy/Finance, Massachusetts

In Massachusetts, the new MGM Springfield integrated casino resort reportedly generated gross gaming revenues of just over $9.45 million during its first eight days in business and paid some $2.36 million in ta...

Survey at Plainridge Park Casino shows majority of spending recaptured from casinos outside of MA

K Morrison

October 30, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Massachusetts

A recent survey of Massachusetts gamblers has shown that had the Plainridge Park Casino not opened, the lion’s share of money spent there since it opened in June 2015 would have been spent at gambling facilitie...

Massachusetts Gaming Commission fines Plainridge Park Casino for security issue

Sadonna Price

June 3, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Massachusetts

The Plainridge Park Casino of Massachusetts will have to pay a $65,000 fine due to not being in compliance with requirements for security staffing on-site. The casino has been found to be in violation of the mi...

Mixed April results for Connecticut tribal casinos

Adam Morgan

May 16, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Economy/Finance, Connecticut

In Connecticut, slot revenues at the giant Mohegan Sun reportedly increased in April for a second consecutive month while takings from the machines at the nearby Foxwoods Resort Casino declined when compared wi...